Earlier this month, a bevy of senior residents from the Parr Place Apartments, 205 South Catawba St., made an appeal before the Lancaster City Council for better handicapped parking and more convenient, overall parking where they reside.

Although details are sketchy, Lancaster County EMS was called to the jail area inside Municipal Justice Center on East Arch Street for some type of medical emergency involving a semi-conscious person about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25.

A funding stream originally set up to pay for county economic development projects may not be enough to help cover costs for a planned Heath Springs spec building, though county officials discussed potential alternatives Monday night, March 23.